Chapter 8—“Here Am I, Lord, Send Me”
The end is near, stealing upon us stealthily, imperceptibly, like the
noiseless approach of a thief in the night. May the Lord grant that we
shall no longer sleep as do others, but that we shall watch and be sober.
The truth is soon to triumph gloriously, and all who now choose to
be laborers together with God will triumph with it. The time is short;
the night soon cometh when no man can work. Let those who are
rejoicing in the light of present truth, now make haste to impart the
truth to others. The Lord is inquiring, “Whom shall I send?” Those
who wish to sacrifice for the truth’s sake, are now to respond, “Here
am I, Lord; send me.”
We have done only a small part of the evangelical work that God
desires us to do among our neighbors and friends. In every city of
our land there are those who know not the truth. And out in the broad
world beyond the seas there are many new fields in which we must
plow the ground and sow the seed
We are on the very verge of the time of trouble, and perplexities
that are scarcely dreamed of are before us. A power from beneath is
leading men to war against Heaven. Human beings have confederated
with satanic agencies to make void the law of God. The inhabitants
of the world are fast becoming as the inhabitants of the world in
Noah’s day, who were swept away by the Flood, and as the inhabitants
of Sodom, who were consumed by fire from heaven. The powers
of Satan are at work to keep minds diverted from eternal realities.
The enemy has arranged matters to suit his own purposes. Worldly
business, sports, the fashions of the day—these things occupy the
minds of men and women. Amusements and unprofitable reading
spoil the judgment. In the broad road that leads to eternal ruin there
walks a long procession. The world, filled with violence, reveling, and
drunkenness, is converting the church. The law of God, the divine
standard of righteousness, is declared to be of no effect
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“An Appeal to Ministers and Church Officers”
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Testimonies for the Church 9:43, 44
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